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"When her son Beau, now 41, was sent to serve in Iraq two years ago, Jill Biden had a moment. \\\"I'd met so many military families during the campaign that I was galvanized to help.\\\" Indeed, Biden, 59, a full-time English professor with a Ph.D. and two grown children in addition to Beau, was already involved with a local organization called Delaware Boots on the Ground. \\\"We helped military families who were in need get money when they needed it, without a long process. But when Beau went to war, it was so unbelievably tough that my commitment strengthened,\\\" she says. \\\"Now I'm proud to be able to help out from an even greater platform. Michelle Obama and I work together to make sure military families know we're on their side,\\\" she says.\\n\\n__Why she's a mom above all__ \\\"My involvement is driven by Beau and all the families I've met. There's a bond between people who've been through that day their child goes to war. If Beau had still been in Iraq when I visited there in July, I don't think I could've left him. I wanted to take them all home.\\\"\\n\\n__When community counts__ \\\"The year Beau was gone was hard for his wife and kids, but everyone pitched in. Can you imagine if you were new in town, with a loved one at war, and nobody knew? That's one of the things I want to change.\\\"\\n\\n __What it's like to be Mrs. Vice President__ \\\"Last night, Joe and I went to dinner, just the two of us, and 14 people came up to the table. That's part of his job, and he loves it, but you can't really have an intimate discussion under those circumstances. So now when he says, 'Let's go out to dinner,' if I want time alone together, I'll say, 'Let's not. Let's stay home.'\\\"\\n\\n__How to use your power__ \\\"Look at what you're good at. If writing's your thing, send a letter to a serviceman. If it's organizing, do a fund-raiser. Just be proactive!\\\"\\n\\nVisit [Serve.gov](http://www.serve.gov) for more ways you can help. \\\"A small act of kindness can make a world of difference,\\\" Dr. Biden says."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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